Chicoutimi, Town—Ville, Quebec (1891 census)
Chicoutimi, Town—Ville was a town in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,277. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.422°N, 71.073°W.
Population
In 1891, Chicoutimi, Town—Ville had a population of 2,277: 1,179 male and 1,098 female residents. Population density was 1032.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,393 |
| 1881 | 1,935 |
| 1891 | 2,277 |
| 1901 | 3,826 |
| 1911 | 5,880 |
| 1921 | 8,937 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 170 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6 |
| FAM NO | 378 |
| Number of families | 378 |
| Number of females | 1,098 |
| Number of males | 1,179 |
| Number of married females | 349 |
| Number of married males | 350 |
| Number of married persons | 699 |
| Number of widowed females | 51 |
| Number of widowed males | 30 |
| Number of widowed persons | 81 |
| POP F | 1,098 |
| POP M | 1,179 |
| POP TOT | 2,277 |
| Total population | 2,277 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 698 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 799 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,497 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 2,232 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 45 |
Buildings & housing (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 314 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 19 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 4 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 291 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 8 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 275 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 23 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 50 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 36 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 61 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 58 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 23 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 84 |
| Number of houses of more than 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of occupied houses | 314 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 8 |
Agriculture (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 14 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 93 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 961 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 867 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 857 |
| Acres of hay crops | 256 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 1,911 |
| Acres of land in farms | 2,778 |
| Acres of oats | 230 |
| Acres of potatoes | 33 |
| Acres of turnips | 2 |
| Acres of wheat | 19 |
| BAR AC | 14 |
| BAR BU | 145 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 145 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 21 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 232 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 26 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 2,177 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 234 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 3,440 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 157 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 144 |
| BWT BU | 232 |
| CRN BU | 26 |
| HAY AC | 256 |
| HAY TONS | 182 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 95 |
| Number of chickens | 869 |
| Number of ducks | 22 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 188 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 49 |
| Number of geese | 28 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 8 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 135 |
| Number of milk cows | 197 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 237 |
| Number of other cattle | 24 |
| Number of other fowl | 27 |
| Number of oxen | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 8 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 11 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 211 |
| Number of sheep | 136 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 197 |
| Number of swine | 192 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 370 |
| Number of turkeys | 1 |
| OAT AC | 230 |
| OAT BU | 2,177 |
| PEA BU | 234 |
| POT AC | 33 |
| POT BU | 3,440 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 1,000 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 989 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 15 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 6,438 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 182 |
| WHT AC | 19 |
| WHT SP BU | 157 |
Other recorded variables (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 8 |
| A 11 50 | 11 |
| A 201 PL | 2 |
| A 51 100 | 5 |
| BEN BU | 21 |
| BUTTER LB | 6,438 |
| CATTLE KS | 95 |
| CHEESE LB | 1,000 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 698 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 799 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,497 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 989 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 8 |
| DUCKS | 22 |
| FAMILIES | 378 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 15 |
| FRN CA | 2,232 |
| GEESE | 28 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 869 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 135 |
| HOUSES | 314 |
| HOUSES B | 19 |
| HOUSES CON | 6 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 23 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 23 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 58 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 8 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 275 |
| HOUSES OVR FOUR STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES S | 4 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 84 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 7 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 61 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 50 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 36 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 8 |
| HOUSES W | 291 |
| INF 11 A | 211 |
| MD FEM | 349 |
| MD MALE | 350 |
| MD TOT | 699 |
| MILK COWS | 197 |
| NAME CD | Chicoutimi and Saguenay |
| OC F | 49 |
| OC P | 188 |
| OC TOT | 237 |
| OTHER FOWL | 27 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 24 |
| OTHERS | 45 |
| SHEEP | 136 |
| SHEEP KS | 197 |
| SUP AM | 1,911 |
| SUP FOR | 867 |
| SUP JV | 93 |
| SUP PAT | 961 |
| SUP SC | 857 |
| SUP TOT | 2,778 |
| SWINE | 192 |
| SWINE KS | 370 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 314 |
| TUR AC | 2 |
| TUR BU | 144 |
| TURKEY | 1 |
| WID FEM | 51 |
| WID MALE | 30 |
| WID TOT | 81 |
| WORKING OX | 5 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC149002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC050018— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1891 Census of Canada, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project, hosted at the HGIS Lab, University of Saskatchewan. Persistent place identity computed from spatial-overlap chains across all available census years (1851–1921). Identity grounding to Wikidata performed via the HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph project's MCP-assisted disambiguation pipeline. See the About / Methodology page for the full data pipeline.
Cite this page
Clifford, J. (2026). "Chicoutimi, Town—Ville, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/chicoutimi-town-ville-qc149002-1891/.